MILWAUKEE — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could arrive in Wisconsin as early as Thursday, according to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.

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In a release on Tuesday, Crowley said FEMA will conduct its Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA), a critical step toward its individual assistance program process after historic flooding across southeastern Wisconsin.

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Their arrival would come a week after Gov. Tony Evers asked FEMA to conduct the assessment to determine if the flooding caused enough damage to earn a presidential major disaster declaration, which would authorize federal disaster assistance.

Once FEMA teams are deployed to Milwaukee, Crowley said they will visit communities

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